preggers maggie update

**applesmom** · 02-25-2007, 08:23 PM

If she does have live puppies you won't want to have her spayed at the same time as the c-section unless you plan to bottle or tube feed.

If you have her spayed, the odds will be great that she won't be able to provide milk for the puppies and may even reject them.

Think positive!

**3muttsandaboston** · 02-25-2007, 08:29 PM

oh ok thank you for the info. She will be spayed though whenever it needs to be done it will be done...

**3muttsandaboston** · 02-25-2007, 08:36 PM

Also I have been through a false pregnancy with her before but this is alot different. She has spent all her time sleeping and couldn't even stay awake for a few minutes to get her pictures taken she just plopped right down which is not normal for her. She also peed on the floor today which is also not normal for her. Also maggie is a very active dog most of the time. She is currently doing flyball and is usually very slender.
Ok here are some pictures I just took of her.

**applesmom** · 02-25-2007, 08:49 PM

There isn't any way to tell from the photos since we're not familiar with her before and after.

She needs to be checked by the vet as there is always a possibility of pyometria. See link Pyometria Particularly in a bitch with a history of false pregnancies.

Don't panic, that's worst case scenario!

**3muttsandaboston** · 02-25-2007, 09:03 PM

Thanks for all your help. I'm going to call my vet an make an appointment tomorrow.
Here are some pictures of her before

**3muttsandaboston** · 02-25-2007, 09:26 PM

This was taken about 10 days ago.

**luvofallhorses** · 02-25-2007, 10:28 PM

I would take her to the vet to be sure. I sure can't tell by pictures. please keep us updated.

**lizbud** · 02-26-2007, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by 3muttsandaboston

oh ok thank you for the info. She will be spayed though whenever it needs to be done it will be done...

It really should have been done yesterday. If your family has a problem
with the cost, could you look up low cost spay/neuter clinics in the area?
She really is a cutie.

**3muttsandaboston** · 02-26-2007, 05:53 PM

If she is pregnant i'm not spaying her and killing the pups. That is my personal choice. I just lost a dog friday and I think killing a litter of pups would hurt me even more. I just want to know for sure if she is pregnant.

**cloverfdx** · 02-26-2007, 10:18 PM

Hopefully she is not pregnant.

If she does have live puppies you won't want to have her spayed at the same time as the c-section unless you plan to bottle or tube feed.

That does not always happen, a friends GSD bitch had to have a ceaser and they desexed her at the same time... Cin was a wonderful mother to her babies

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**applesmom** · 02-28-2007, 08:31 PM

An experienced vet can usually palpate a bitch at about 28 days. The pups will feel like little walnuts.

Somewhere around 32 days she might develop a vaginal discharge. It would be clear/white with no smell at all. If she should have a coloured or offensive smelling discharge she should be seen by the vet ASAP.

According to the dates you've provided, if she came into heat on the 14th she wouldn't normally have been breedable until the 21st. In that case she wouldn't be expected to be showing at the time of your first post on this subject.

But the majority of my experience is with much bigger dogs! It's possible that smaller dogs might start to show their pregnancies sooner.

**angelbow20** · 02-28-2007, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by applesmom

If she does have live puppies you won't want to have her spayed at the same time as the c-section unless you plan to bottle or tube feed.

If you have her spayed, the odds will be great that she won't be able to provide milk for the puppies and may even reject them.

Think positive!

She could still be spayed if she has a C section, I would think she has the same odds of rejecting them if she gets fixed right off or not since she wouldnt deliver them herself, my mom had a dog who got pregnant and she had a C section and got fixed during the surgery and fed her babies and everything fine.

**applesmom** · 02-28-2007, 09:47 PM

Originally Posted by angelbow20

She could still be spayed if she has a C section, I would think she has the same odds of rejecting them if she gets fixed right off or not since she wouldnt deliver them herself, my mom had a dog who got pregnant and she had a C section and got fixed during the surgery and fed her babies and everything fine.

You're right. She has a 50-50 change of accepting them and being able to provide milk for them if she is spayed.